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NOVA: The Boldest Hoax

Nova (2005)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kate Bartlett

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SEASON: 32

EPISODE: 10 - The Boldest Hoax

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For decades, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England, was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Entire careers were built on its authenticity. Then in 1953, the awful truth came out: "Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who done it? In "The Boldest Hoax," NOVA gets to the bottom of the greatest scientific hoodwinking of all time.

Producer: Kate Bartlett

RUNTIME: 55 min

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